Advanced
C1 · Effective
Move in academic, professional, and literary German with control and precision.
Chapter 1
mixed
Academic German: Stance, Caution, Precision
Wissenschaftsdeutsch: Haltung, Vorsicht, Präzision
Read papers like a reviewer, then write with hedges that still take a position.
20 lessons
Chapter 2
grammar
Advanced Syntax: Fields, Insertion, Emphasis
Fortgeschrittene Syntax: Felder, Einschub, Hervorhebung
Control German sentence topology so emphasis lands where you intend.
20 lessons
Chapter 3
writing
Register, Style & Audience Design
Register, Stil und Adressatendesign
Shift the same content across colloquial, press, academic, and administrative German.
20 lessons
Chapter 4
reading
Philosophy & Conceptual Distinctions
Philosophie und begriffliche Unterscheidungen
Read short argumentative passages, then draw distinctions that do work.
20 lessons
Chapter 5
reading
History, Memory & How the Past Is Told
Geschichte, Erinnerung und Erzählungen der Vergangenheit
Read commemorative and critical texts, then separate event, source, and narrative.
20 lessons
Chapter 6
mixed
Economy, Globalisation & Distribution
Wirtschaft, Globalisierung und Verteilung
Read economic commentary without swallowing metaphors whole, then argue with units.
20 lessons
Chapter 7
writing
Arts Criticism: Seeing, Hearing, Judging
Kunstkritik: Sehen, Hören, Urteilen
Describe form before verdict, then judge without inflating adjectives.
20 lessons
Chapter 8
writing
Administrative & Legal Language
Verwaltungs- und Rechtssprache
Unpack Amtsdeutsch, then write a letter that would survive an office.
20 lessons
Chapter 9
writing
Journalism & Rhetoric in the News
Journalismus und Rhetorik der Nachrichten
Separate report, analysis, and comment; then write a lead that does not shout.
20 lessons
Chapter 10
reading
Literary Analysis at C1
Literaturanalyse auf C1
Close-read a passage: form, figure, ideology — then write without plot summary padding.
20 lessons
Chapter 11
writing
Academic Writing: From Outline to Submission
Wissenschaftliches Schreiben: von der Gliederung zur Abgabe
Build a paper that a supervisor can mark: question, structure, citation, limit.
20 lessons
Chapter 12
mixed
Presenting, Q&A & Professional Performance
Präsentieren, Rückfragen, professioneller Auftritt
Talk so the slide is a map, not a script — then handle questions without collapsing.
20 lessons